Special Operations Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

special operations

Term Source: JP 3-05 (Special Operations) ?

1.) Operations requiring unique modes of employment, tactical techniques, equipment and training often conducted in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive environments and characterized by one or more of the following: time sensitive, clandestine, low visibility, conducted with and/or through indigenous forces, requiring regional expertise, and/or a high degree of risk.

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Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-05: Special Operations, updated July 2014 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015


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